The UN's top court has ordered Israel to enable the unhindered flow of aid into Gaza in order to avert a famine. In a unanimous decision, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) said Israel must act "without delay" to allow the "provision... of urgently needed basic services and humanitarian assistance". This follows warnings that famine could hit Gaza within weeks. Israel has called allegations it is blocking aid "wholly unfounded". […]
The US has announced it’s resuming delivery of food aid for refugees in Ethiopia after a five-month hiatus. This comes after the authorities in Addis Ababa agreed to step away from distributing the supplies. Washington suspended aid in May - following a similar move by the UN - saying it had found “widespread and coordinated” theft of food aid. Reforms made by the Ethiopian government that led to the resumption […]
Aid is running out to assist millions of internally-displaced people in Sudan. According to the UN, the conflict opposing government forces to paramilitary group, RSF, has led to the displacement of nearly three million people. "We need more care, and to be honest, the aid that used to come no longer reaches us, and since the end of last Ramadan and Eid, we haven't received anything apart from bread. It came only […]
